Cutting

Here are cutting activities for Morning Table, centers, or whatever else you need!

What You'll Need

• Kid scissors

  • • Normal ($2.30 at Walmart)

    • Blunt tip ($2.30 at Walmart)

    • Safety ($4.40 at Walmart)

• Playdoh ($0.60 at Walmart)

• Black Sharpie, normal size ($2 at Walmart)

• Black Sharpie, chunky size ($3 at Walmart)

• Markers ($2.60 at Walmart)

• 50 count construction paper ($3 at Walmart)

• Kraft paper ($6 at Walmart) OR printer paper ($5.80 at Walmart)

When Do I Switch Activities?

• Every 2-3 days or so, depending on child's interest! Of course refresh activities if needed, unless your child wants to add to it the next day.

Themes

• Printed/drawn patterns on strips of colored paper (scallop, straight up/down, zig zag, diagonal, maze, wavy line (Pinterest link here)

  • • Save cut paper in your scrap paper bin for kids to use in crafts!

• Printed/drawn head with dotted lines for hair. Cut to make a haircut

  • • Paper bag also works great!

• Shape with continuous swirling line drawn. Cut to the middle

  • • Save in scrap bucket!

• Cut toilet paper/towel rolls "troll haircuts"

• Cut straws into smaller pieces

  • • Save for other activities / crafts

• Cut out characters/images (free activity here)

• Cut playdoh (with scissors you don't care about!)